Hellmuth rinse aid release technique.....

[Ruth Ann Landry]

As I've been saying, I'm fascinated with Claudine's work and finally got the rinse aid release to work! Just needed the right paper and I wasn't watering down my acrylics enough....

[Luly]

That is so pretty! Was it difficult to do?

[Ruth Ann Landry]

Not at all once I figured out what I was doing wrong...use CANVAS PAPER, really water down your acrylics for first layer of color, paint whole piece and drop your dishwasher rinsing aid stuff onto the paint while wet...let dry (naturally, or with heat gun) and wipe over rinse aid areas with damp paper towel...all color should release...then apply second color of watered acrylics to white areas, and repeat the process to leave some white space.....

[jdrhope]

very pretty

[Holly]

very pretty Ruth Ann! Is that an ATC size or a larger piece of paper?

[Ruth Ann Landry]

this is now ATC size since i cut it after doodling around with it. I cut my canvas paper in maybe a 4 x 4 piece to experiment so I don't ruin a bunch of paper.

[Holly]

Ok thanks for responding so quickly-- It just helps to know the size to get the proper perspective on it.

[Paula]

Very pretty

Paula

[troublesmom]

Love those colors Ruth Ann!

[ChristyB]

so Ruth Ann.
I copied your directions (don't have the book)
and of course me being me I jumped in with both feet and did a 9x12 sheet.
At first I was very-eh, it's so so
then I cut it up into ATC pieces.
LOVE it. It looks very cool.

now you have to take my word for it because
A/ I forgot to take pics of the before & after
&B/ the backgrounds are for my cards in the St Patrick's Day swap


Any way--thanks for the heads up on something new

[Holly]

Ruth Ann- we are counting on you to come back from your class with CH and share your new-fun knowledge. I know I need this book.

[scrappin nurse]

So pretty!!!! Still waiting on my book! TFS!!

[Ruth Ann Landry]

You bet, ladies...you know I can't keep anything quiet!!!!! Will share techniques as I ffigure them out....

[Ruth Ann Landry]

Christy, I did find that the paint needs to be VERY watery and wet when the rinse aid is applied for it to really bleach out.

[nancine]

when you say rinse aid you're talking about the stuff like Jet Dry?